Mendoza is set to die by lethal injection for the murder of 20-year-old Rachelle O'Neil Tolleson on March 18, 2004, in Farmersville, Texas. In 2006, the case was featured in the 10th season of ...

If Trooper Matthew Holley of the Houston Highway Patrol had one word to describe Moises Sanchez’s family, it would be “inspirational.” Sanchez, a Texas state trooper, spent most of this year fighting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Texas has executed Sandoval Mendoza, a rapist and killer described by one prosecutor as one of the most "violent, sadistic men" he ...

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Update: The State of Texas executed Moises Mendoza by lethal injection April 23. From the gurney, he apologized individually to Rachelle Tolleson’s family members. “I am sorry for having robbed you of ...

A Texas man convicted of strangling and fatally stabbing a young mother more than 20 years ago was executed Wednesday evening as the victim’s mother and other relatives looked on. Moises Sandoval ...

I first realized the existence of the other Moises Mendoza while I was attending Georgetown University a few years ago. One day a student working at my college newspaper gingerly approached me. “I don ...

A Texas death row inmate's last words before his execution were an apology to the victim's family. Convicted rapist and killer Moises Sandoval Mendoza, 40, was executed by lethal injection Wednesday ...

AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Services for Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Moises Sanchez have been set for Thursday, September 5, in Edinburg, Texas. Trooper Sanchez, 49, died August 24, ...

Texas has executed Sandoval Mendoza, a rapist and killer described by one prosecutor as one of the most "violent, sadistic men" he'd ever encountered." Mendoza, 40, was executed by lethal injection ...